Woman's Body Found in Trash Bin

The body of a young woman was found yesterday evening in a downtown San Francisco trash bin.

Police said the corpse was found shortly before 6 p.m. by a scavenger who was rummaging through garbage for aluminum cans.

A police spokesman said the body of a woman who appeared to be in her early 30s was found in a closed garbage container in the 500 block of Market Street.

Homicide Inspector Napoleon Hendrix said it was not known how long the unidentified woman had been dead or how she died. However, police sources said evidence found in the vicinity of the body was "suspicious" and "suggested the possibility" of foul play.

An autopsy will be conducted by the medical examiner's office to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police homicide detail at (415) 553-1145 or (415) 553- 1071.